wraggster
August 14th, 2012, 12:58
New RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has said in an interview with Bloomberg that BB10 can be licensed.
Of course, "can" and "will" are very different things, and the comment is no guarantee that anything will happen but the change in attitude is marked.
Thorsten said the company is looking at how BlackBerry 10 could be used by other companies, comparing it to BB10's underlying QNX software, which is already licensed across the automotive sector.
Of course, BB10 can be licensed - anything can; but whether it will be or not is another thing.
However, since Thorsten's arrival, RIM has been making some big changes, so it isn't beyond the realms of possibility that they would consider licensing BlackBerry.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/rim-confirms-blackberry-10-can-be-licensed/019007
Of course, "can" and "will" are very different things, and the comment is no guarantee that anything will happen but the change in attitude is marked.
Thorsten said the company is looking at how BlackBerry 10 could be used by other companies, comparing it to BB10's underlying QNX software, which is already licensed across the automotive sector.
Of course, BB10 can be licensed - anything can; but whether it will be or not is another thing.
However, since Thorsten's arrival, RIM has been making some big changes, so it isn't beyond the realms of possibility that they would consider licensing BlackBerry.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/read/rim-confirms-blackberry-10-can-be-licensed/019007